The Mars rovers have found something interesting. In a microscopic picture, there is something that looks something like a poppy bud. The scientists are excited as you can imagine. Now to try and explain what it is. Animal, mineral, or vegetable. It certainly looks like a growth of some form. Mineral or crystal growth is the most logical explanation. But it sure looks like a budding flower. If you haven't yet discarded the concept that life is somehow unique to our planet, you might want to start thinking about it again. All the evidence is still circumstantial and controversial, but it's piling up.

Speaking of poppy buds, I wonder what the commander-in-chief has been smoking. It was predictable. A constitutional amendment to define marriage. "Between a man and a woman..." So far so good. But then he adds "...as husband and wife." Now we've got a problem. A man and a woman can sort of be defined in legalese. But a husband and wife can't unless you use a circular reference. They're a man and woman who are married. But we're trying to define marriage. For this reason alone, the amendment as proposed is toast.